The Museum’s Collections document the fate of Holocaust victims, survivors, rescuers, liberators, and others through artifacts, documents, photos, films, books, personal stories, and more. Search below to view digital records and find material that you can access at our library and at the Shapell Center.
… fork’s resemblance of a pitchfork. He is repeatedly referred to as “the Jew” in the book and also emphasized as a greedy, miserly, and cowardly character…
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…--Germany--Hannover. Orphanages--Germany. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Reparations. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), inliterature. Geography: Hannover…
… developed a plan to deport the roughly 8,000 Jewsin Denmark to concentration camps in early October, at the end of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.
On…
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…. World War, 1939‐1945‐‐Jews‐‐Rescue‐‐Denmark. Holocaust, Jewish (1939‐1945)‐‐Denmark. World War, 1939‐1945‐‐Underground literature‐‐Denmark. Righteous…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1990.347.1 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0059
Date:
interview: 1990 February 13
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Jews--Netherlands--Amsterdam.…
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… had fights with Jewsin the Jewish part of town. That's the old part of Amsterdam. And that most likely was provoked. I think that was just a set-up and…
… pitchfork. He is repeatedly referred to as “the Jew” in the book and also emphasized as a greedy, miserly, and cowardly character; all traits aligning with…
Oral History | Accession Number: 2010.92 | RG Number: RG-50.106.0182
Date:
interview: 2010 February 15
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Polish Americans inliterature.…
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… camps and gulags. He had no contact with his family in Lodz and cried at night when he started to believe the news about the Jews, and had guilt feelings…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1998.A.0030 | RG Number: RG-50.549.02.0012
Date:
interview: 1998 February 24
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), inliterature.…
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… 12,000 occupants and approximately I would say that 50 percent were Jewish. Q: Was there harmony between Jews and non-Jewsin the town, would you say…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1990.8.31 | RG Number: RG-50.063.0031
Date:
interview: 1989 June 06
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
… school; the German treatment of Jewsin Łódź; the creation of the ghetto in 1940; her mother’s desire for the family to stay together; conditions in the…
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… technology. Their technology was in textiles. Most Jews lived in small villages around Lodz, but when the Industrial Revolution started, people came from all…
These additional online resources from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum will help you learn more about the Holocaust and research your family history.
Research family history relating to the Holocaust and explore the Museum's collections about individual survivors and victims of the Holocaust and Nazi persecution.
Learn about over 1,000 camps and ghettos in Volumes I-III of this encyclopedia, which are available as a free PDF download. This reference provides text, photographs, charts, maps, and extensive indexes.